One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Alamo can be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Millet

Frost tolerance for millet:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Millet require warm weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Alamo is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant millet and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your millet may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your millet indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Alamo. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Alamo is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Alamo it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your millet in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Alamo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Alamo

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